The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
5:30 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2957
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 22.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.23° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.43° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.